Chapter 309 The Ancient Zhaohu
Don’t you see, back then Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, with their light troops and simple methods, defeated Wu Wan. Looking back, all the heroes in the world are frightened. Eight hundred warriors defeated Jiangnan with their strength. Chang sighed, holding on to Cao Wei for decades, Sun Wu was afraid of entering, and Liu Shu was timid. Who asks who is the best hero in the world? Lu Bu dismounts his horse and Guan Gong withdraws his whip. ----------Anonymous "Zhang Liao Praise"
It is said that Guan Yunchang returned from the front line and came to see Longzhu played by Chen Long. When he learned at Wu Anguo that his brother was terminally ill and became a living dead, he felt extremely heavy. This heaviness was not only due to Liu Bei's catastrophe, but also because he was secretly suspicious of the dragon ball that saved his life. Chen Long secretly arrived in Jizhou, and I heard he even got a body double. For some reason, what does it have to do with my eldest brother’s assassination?
Guan Yu narrowed his phoenix eyes in front of Long Zhu. Hearing Chen Long talk about the battle to unify the Central Plains, he was filled with admiration. With Long Zhu being such a person, Guan Yu actually started to compare Long Zhu with his elder brother. Although the eldest brother treats himself and his third brother very well, compared with Longzhu, who holds a large number of soldiers, he obviously lacks a bit of wisdom, and seems to lack a bit of sincerity?
Guan Yu quickly suppressed this annoying emotion. If Long Zhu really assassinated his eldest brother, no matter how much he admired and appreciated Chen Long, he would avenge his eldest brother. But now he could only endure it for now, and after he stabilized himself by Long Zhu's side, he could slowly look for clues. and evidence.
Therefore, Guan Yu agreed to be the deputy vanguard of the Montenegrin Army in Chen Liu's decisive battle. Besides, the person Guan Gong hated the most was Lu Bu, a domestic slave with the third surname. He just wanted to vent his anger on the greasy-faced Lu Bu. Guan Yu didn't know that since he had chosen to get involved in this magnificent and extremely dangerous melee in the Central Plains, he had no choice but to do so. How could he allow Mr. Guan to withdraw at his request? This great tide is about to sweep across the world, and everyone will follow this secular torrent to the end of their own destiny.
The preparation period for the Chen Liu War was very short. Chen Long promised Guan Yu that when each Montenegrin Army scout was sent out, in addition to obtaining information on Chen Liu's troops, they would also have an additional task, which was to find Zhang Fei's whereabouts. With Zhang Fei's unique image, this matter shouldn't have been too difficult, but unexpectedly, there was no news. Both Chen Long and Guan Yu suspected that Zhang Fei had been sent away to Shuofang. Guan Yu became more worried and even had a few white strands in his beard.
Tan Ma observed Chen Liu again and again, and the latest news about Chen Liu was updated every day. Chen Long also specially activated the undercover agents Zhang Ning had arranged in Chen Liu City to provide detailed information about Chen Liu. Lu Bu was completely unaware of this. Although Chen Gong was smart, he had no corresponding intelligence agency and was completely unable to crack Chen Long's spy network.
On this day, Tan Ma came to report that Chenliu's army and horses were moving. Lu Bu and his wife Bai Butterfly went out of the city to order troops and started a real-arms drill. They said they were setting up a large camp in the southeastern suburbs of Chenliu. Chen Long asked who Bai Butterfly was, but Tan Ma didn't know. He only said that she was the wife Lu Bu was planning to marry. She was said to be very beautiful. She had already announced her marriage to Lu Bu and was committed to life.
Chen Long was surprised. Lu Bu would allow his wife to go into battle in person, which was certainly not easy. Ask Tan Ma Dao: "Who is left to defend the city?"
Tan Ma said: "My lord, I heard that Bai Butterfly didn't like Chen Gong, so Lu Bu asked Chen Gong to defend the city without taking him with him. In addition, Lu Bu also left Zhang Liao and Zang Ba, among his eight capable generals, to defend the city and assist Chen Gong. , to ensure nothing goes wrong.”
Chen Long sighed in his heart. Zhang Liao and Zang Ba were definitely a very difficult combination to deal with, not to mention that Chen Gong was in charge. Although I also have famous generals Tai Shici and Guan Yu, I am afraid that I may not be able to gain advantages in siege operations. At this moment, Chen Long remembered that there was some thirst on the ship in the sea, but it was a pity that the distant water could not quench the near thirst.
Lu Bu's unusual movements at this time made Zhou Buyi, who was extremely sensitive, think that Lu Bu was beginning to react to the heavy troops of the Montenegrin Army pressing into the territory. Although the Black Mountain Army has repeatedly claimed that its target is Jizhou, senior military advisors like Chen Gong have sharp eyes and will not be confused by the army's route of action. If any clues are revealed to Chen Gong, I am afraid that ships crossing the Yellow River will have to be on guard against Chen Liu's ambushes on the way.
When Chen Long heard that Zhang Liao and Zang Ba were left to defend the city, he secretly felt something was wrong. Although these two people are not well-known now, anyone who is familiar with the historical materials of the Three Kingdoms knows how terrifying these two people were in the later period?!
Zhang Liao, courtesy name Wenyuan, was born in Mayi, Yanmen, and was a fellow Shanxi fellow of Guan Yunchang. Under the leadership of Ding Yuan, He Jin, Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu, they all fulfilled their duties and their status became more and more stable. In the official history, after Lu Bu's defeat, Zhang Liao belonged to Cao Cao. After that, he followed Cao Cao on various expeditions and made numerous military exploits. He personally persuaded Changxi to surrender, attacked the Yuan family and moved to Hebei. He led the vanguard to kill Wuhuan Chan Yu Tadun at Bailang Mountain, suppressed the rebellion of the new army in Jingzhou, and defeated Chen Lan and Meicheng.
After the Battle of Ruxu, Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Le Jin and others guarded Hefei and repelled Sun Wu's attacks many times. The most classic battle was the Battle of Hefei in the 20th year of Jian'an (AD 215). Zhang Liao led 800 soldiers to attack Sun Quan's 100,000 army, and defeated Sun Quan's commander. Sun Quan was frightened by the news, and the Wu army was invincible. Then there was a great defeat. Later, seven thousand soldiers defeated a hundred thousand army and almost captured Sun Quan alive. After this battle, Zhang Liao became powerful and famous in Jiangdong, and "Zhang Liao stopped crying" has become a legendary allusion spread among the people. Zhang Liao was highly regarded by all dynasties and became one of the sixty-four famous generals in ancient and modern times.
Zhang Liao was originally a descendant of Nie Yi, and his family changed their surname to Zhang to avoid resentment. Zhang Liao had appointed county officials when he was young. Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, summoned Zhang Liao to serve because of his superior force and ordered him to lead troops to the capital. He Jin also sent Zhang Liao to Hebei to recruit troops, and obtained more than a thousand soldiers in total. However, when Zhang Liao had not yet returned the troops he had recruited, He Jin in the capital had already died due to a failed campaign to suppress the eunuchs, so all the troops Zhang Liao had led belonged to Dong Zhuo. When Dong Zhuo died, Zhang Liao's army was transferred to Lu Bu and he was promoted to the rank of Cavalry Commander.
Soon, Lü Bu was defeated by Li Jue, Guo Si and others. Zhang Liao followed Lü Bu eastward to Yanzhou. After being defeated by Cao Cao, he went to Xuzhou.
In the third year of Jian'an (198 AD), Lu Bu sent Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others to defeat Liu Bei. However, Cao Cao later defeated Lu Bu in Xiapi. Zhang Liao led the rest of Lu Bu's army to surrender to Cao's family and was worshiped as Zhonglang General. Granted the title of Marquis of Guannei.
In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD), Yuan Shao sent Yan Liang to attack Baima. Cao Cao ordered Zhang Liao and Guan Yu to be the vanguard to break the siege of Baima and defeat Yuan's army. He has made several military exploits and moved to serve as a general. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's main force, he sent Zhang Liao to pacify the counties of Lu.
In the sixth year of Jian'an, Zhang Liao and Xia Houyuan besieged Changxi in the East China Sea. After several months, the food and fodder were almost exhausted. Everyone discussed leading the army back first, but Zhang Liao said to Xia Houyuan: "In the past few days, every time we inspect the military situation of the siege, Chang Xi just stared at me. Moreover, the arrows fired by his soldiers were becoming increasingly rare. This must be Chang Xi's hesitation, so he did not fight vigorously. I hope to give him a try and negotiate with him. If I can successfully lure him Wouldn't it be nice to send Chang Xi down the mountain?" So he ordered someone to tell Chang Xi, "Cao Gong has an order, let Zhang Liao come and convey it to you." Sure enough, Chang Xi went down the mountain to talk to Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao then said: "Gong Cao is wise and brave, and is using his kindness to influence the forces of all the factions in the four directions. The one who surrenders first will receive a big reward." So Changxi agreed to surrender. Zhang Liao knew that he was willing to surrender, so he went to Sangong Mountain and went to Changxi's home to pay his respects to his family. Chang Xi felt happy when he saw Zhang Liao being so honest with him, so he went to see Cao Cao.
Cao Cao sent Chang Xi back to the East China Sea in advance, and then scolded Zhang Liao, saying: "Going to the enemy's lair alone is not what a general would do." Zhang Liao bowed and replied: "With the authority of Ming Gong reaching all over the world, I hold the imperial edict and Chang Xi You must not dare to harm me, so I dare to go."
In the seventh year of Jian'an, Zhang Liao followed Cao's army to attack Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in Liyang, and made many achievements. In the eighth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shang in Yecheng. Yuan Shang defended the fortress, and Cao Cao's army could not attack for a long time. Therefore, Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's plan and let the two Yuans fight among themselves and return the Xu capital first. At the same time, he ordered Zhang Liao and Le to attack Yin'an and move the local people to the south of the Yellow River.
In the ninth year of Jian'an, Zhang Liao once again followed Cao Cao to attack Yecheng. This time he finally conquered Yecheng. Zhang Liao was ordered to patrol Zhao and Changshan, and surrendered the thieves in Yuanshan and Heishan Sun Qing. After that, he followed Cao Cao to attack Yuan Tan again.
In the 10th year of Jian'an, after Yuan Tan's defeat, Zhang Liao was ordered to pacify the coastal area and defeated Liu Yi, the governor of Yingzhou appointed by Gongsun Du. Cao Cao went to the Han Xian Emperor and addressed Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, and Le Jin, saying: "They are powerful in force, have comprehensive strategies, are loyal in character, and have noble conduct. In every battle, they take the lead, are brave and tenacious, and are invincible. They beat the war drums themselves and forget about their fatigue. They He led the expedition alone, commanded the whole army, comforted the soldiers, maintained strict discipline, and made no mistakes; he made no mistakes when facing the enemy. In terms of merit and duty, he should be given honors and favors to dignitaries." After regaining the counties of Donglai, Zhang Liao led the army back to Ye Cao Cao personally went out of the city to greet him, invited him to ride in a car with him, and appointed him as the general of the gangsters.
In the eleventh year of Jian'an, Zhang Liao led his army to attack Jingzhou, pacified the counties in Jiangxia, and stationed troops in Linying, where he was once again granted the title of Dutinghou.
In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao wanted to attack Yuan Shang in Liucheng. Zhang Liao came forward and admonished him: "Xu Du is where the emperor is. Now the emperor is in Xu Du, and Cao Cao's expedition is far to the north. If Liu Biao sends Liu Bei to attack Xu Du, Occupy it and command all directions, and your situation will be greatly reduced." Cao Cao concluded that Liu Biao must not appoint Liu Bei, so he continued the expedition. Encountering an enemy army during the march, Zhang Liao became energetic and urged Cao Cao to engage in the battle. Cao Cao admired Zhang Liao's fighting spirit and saw that Wuhuan's army had not yet formed a formation, so he gave his banner to Zhang Liao for temporary use and appointed him Zhang Liao fought as the vanguard, so Zhang Liao led the army to attack, defeated Wuhuan, and killed Shanyu Tadun in front of the formation.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Jingzhou was not yet stable, so Cao Cao ordered Zhang Liao to garrison troops in Changshe. When the army was about to set off, rebels suddenly started a commotion in the army. They started a fire in the middle of the night and the whole army was disturbed. At this time, Zhang Liao said to his left and right: "Don't move. This will definitely not be the rebellion of the whole camp. It must be someone who caused the rebellion and wanted to use this to confuse others. So he ordered the army to sit still and not move as long as they are not rebels. Zhang Liao led dozens of soldiers to stand guard in the formation. Soon the situation stabilized, and the army captured the ringleader and killed him, and the turmoil was put down. During the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao moved Zhao Yan to be the governor. The guard army, including Yu Jin, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Lu Zhao, and Feng Kai, were the main force of Cao's army in the Battle of Chibi. Unfortunately, the whole army was wiped out by fire.
In the 14th year of Jian'an, Chen Lan and Meicheng from Lujiang occupied six counties including Di and rebelled. Cao Cao sent Yu Jin, Zang Ba and others to attack Meicheng, and ordered Zhang Liao to lead Zhang He, Niu Gai and others to attack Chen Lan. At that time, Mei Cheng pretended to surrender to Jin, so he led his troops back to Jin. Unexpectedly, Mei Cheng took the opportunity to lead his troops to surrender to Chen Lan, and the two of them moved to Yanshan to defend themselves. There is Tianzhu Mountain in the Yashan Mountain, which is about twenty miles high. The road is dangerous and narrow. Chen Lan and others took shelter on it, making it difficult to advance down the mountain. Zhang Liao wanted to go up the mountain to advance troops, but all the generals said: "The roads on this mountain are dangerous, and our army is small, so it is difficult to use troops deep into the mountain." Zhang Liao said, "This is exactly what is called 'one against one, the brave will gain the upper hand.'" So he advanced to They set up camp at the foot of the mountain and raised their troops to attack up the mountain. Finally, they beheaded Chen Lan and Mei Cheng and captured them all. Cao Cao discussed the merits of the generals and said: "Climbing the Tianshan Mountains, traversing the steep hills, and successfully capturing Chen Lan and Meicheng are all due to the generals who defeated the bandits." So he added more towns and made holidays.
When Cao Cao failed to conquer Sun Quan, he appointed Zhang Liao, Yue Jin, Li Dian and other troops to garrison in Hefei with more than 7,000 men and horses.
In the 18th year of Jian'an, he and Zang Ba were the vanguard of the expedition to Ruxukou. They broke through Sun Quan's Jiangxi camp and captured Sun Quan's governor Gongsun Yang.
In the 19th year of Jian'an, Sun Quan's general Lu Meng made a surprise attack on Wancheng on the Lujiang River. Zhang Liao learned of the fall of Wancheng on the way to reinforce and was forced to retreat.
In the 20th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao went to conquer Zhang Lu and asked his guard Xue Ti to send a letter to Zhang Liao, asking Zhang Liao to open it and read it when the enemy came to attack. Soon, Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty led an army of 100,000 to besiege Hefei. Zhang Liao opened a letter with the generals and said in the letter: "If Sun Quan's army comes, Generals Zhang and Li will go to fight; General Le will guard the army and will not fight." But the generals did not. Understanding the meaning, Zhang Liao and Li Dian cleared up the generals' doubts and prepared for war.
So Zhang Liao recruited 800 elite soldiers who dared to fight at night, and slaughtered cattle and sheep to feed the soldiers in preparation for the battle tomorrow. Before dawn, Zhang Liao was armed with a halberd, climbed up to the enemy's formation alone, killed dozens of Sun Quan's troops and two generals with his own hands, shouted his name in the formation, and then charged into the heavy base. , until under the banner of Sun Quan. Sun Quan was shocked when he saw this. The generals of the Eastern Wu army were at a loss and did not know what to do, so they had to climb high on the hill and defend themselves with long halberds. Seeing the enemy retreating, Zhang Liao shouted at Sun Quan and provoked him to come down and fight, but Sun Quan did not act rashly. Later, Sun Quan found that Zhang Liao led very few soldiers, so he gathered his soldiers and surrounded Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao rushed left and right in the Wu formation to break through the encirclement, and led dozens of his men to break through the encirclement. But there were still soldiers in the formation who had not broken out. They shouted to Zhang Liao: "General, has he abandoned us?" Zhang Liao entered the siege again and rescued the besieged people. Sun Quan's troops were all invincible, and no one dared to resist Zhang Liao. Jiangdong's famous general Chen Wu was also killed in this battle.
From the morning battle to noon, the Wu army's vigor was captured by Zhang Liao. At this time, Cao's army returned to the city to practice defense. Only then did everyone calm down, and all the generals expressed their admiration for Zhang Liao's actions. Sun Quan attacked Hefei for more than ten days, but could not capture it, so he returned the army and retreated. Zhang Liao took advantage of the situation to pursue Sun Quan and almost captured Sun Quan. Upon hearing this, Cao Cao greatly praised Zhang Liao's performance and worshiped Zhang Liao as his general in the eastward expedition.
In the 21st year of Jian'an, Cao Cao conquered Sun Quan again. When the army arrived in Hefei, Cao Cao inspected the place where Zhang Liao fought in the past and admired it for a long time. So he sent more troops to Zhang Liao and left more troops to move to their nests.
In the 22nd year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Ruxukou, and Sun Quan asked to surrender, leaving Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Zhang Liao and others to settle in Chao.
In the 24th year of Jian'an, Guan Yu besieged Cao Ren in Fancheng. At the right time, Sun Quan claimed vassal status in Wei. In order to allow Sun Quan to attack Jingzhou with peace of mind, Cao Cao summoned Zhang Liao and all the troops to rescue Cao Ren. Before Zhang Liao arrived, Xu Huang had already defeated Guan Yu. Zhang Liao then joined forces with Cao Cao at Mobei. Cao Cao rode out to comfort him and sent him to garrison in Chen County.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao died and Cao Pi ascended the throne as King of Wei. He moved Zhang Liao to the position of former general and enfeoffed his brother Zhang Xun and his son Liehou. Soon Sun Quan rebelled again, and Zhang Liao returned to Hefei and became a Marquis of Xiangdu. Cao Pi gave his mother a chariot to show his honor and favor, and sent troops and horses to take her family to the place where he was stationed. He also notified Zhang Liao's family in advance and ordered all the defenders to come out to greet him, and all the soldiers and generals lined up to pay their respects. Welcoming Zhang Liao's family, everyone who saw this scene thought it was a very glorious thing. In the same year, Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and granted Zhang Liao the title of Marquis of Jinyang. He added a thousand households to the city, adding to the previous 2,600 households.
In the second year of Huangchu, Zhang Liao went to Luoyang Palace to pay homage. Cao Pi invited Zhang Liao to meet him at the Jianshi Hall and asked him personally about the situation when he conquered Wu. After Zhang Liao told his story, Cao Pi sighed to his left and right: "It's like summoning a tiger in ancient times." So he built a house for Zhang Liao and a palace for his mother. Being sealed as a tiger.
In the third year of Huangchu's reign, Sun Quan once again declared himself a vassal to Cao Wei. Zhang Liao was ordered to return to Yongqiu, but he fell ill there. Cao Pi sent his attendant Liu Ye to take the imperial physician to examine Zhang Liao's illness, and ordered Huben guards to communicate Zhang Liao's condition. The envoys who asked about Zhang Liao's illness often met each other on the road.
Zhang Liao's illness had not been cured for a long time, so Cao Pi ordered people to take him to his camp. He drove there in person, held his hand, and gave him royal clothes. The imperial medical officer came every day to deliver royal meals and medicines. After his condition improved slightly, Zhang Liao returned to his garrison and served faithfully. At this time, Sun Quan betrayed Cao Wei again, and Cao Pi sent Zhang Liao to take a boat with Cao Xiu to garrison at Hailing Linjiang. Sun Quan knew that Zhang Liao was here and was very afraid. He ordered his generals to say: "Although Zhang Liao is ill, he is still very brave. You must be careful!" In the same year, Zhang Liao and his generals defeated Wu general Lu Fan. However, his condition became increasingly serious, and he finally died in Jiangdu, marking the death of a generation of famous generals. Cao Pi burst into tears because of it, and his posthumous title was Ganghou. His son Zhang Husi was appointed as a nobility.
In the sixth year of Huangchu, Cao Pi recalled the achievements of Zhang Liao and Li Dian in Hefei and issued an edict: "In the battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao and Li Dian defeated a hundred thousand thieves with only 800 infantry. Since ancient times, there has never been such a use of troops." . They made the thieves still angry and captured them, and they can really be called the claws of the country. Now we have divided the Liao and Dian cities into hundreds of households, and given them a viscount of Guannei Marquis."
In the fourth year of Zhengshi, Zhang Liao was enshrined in Cao Cao's temple. His previous official positions are: county official, cavalry captain, Lu prime minister, Zhonglang general, Guanneihou, Pi general, Xingzhongjian general, Dangkou general, Dongzheng general, former general, internal court official, inferior to chariot cavalry and hussar cavalry. General.
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